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Adrija RoychowdhuryJun 30, 2016
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Both Tarzan and Mowgli are ideal representations of 'the white man's burden'.
Adrija RoychowdhuryJun 27, 2016
The erstwhile celebration of diversity in Britain, comes in direct contrast with the rhetoric of xenophobia that allegedly surrounds Britain’s decision to drop out of the European Union.
Adrija RoychowdhuryJun 26, 2016
When the British announced war on August 4, 1914, Indians considered it their duty to defend the interests of their colonisers and support the ‘British fight’ with their ‘life and property’.
World Refugee Day: Five human influxes that have shaped India Subscriber Only
The birth of India was accompanied by one of the biggest refugee crisis the world has seen.
Adrija RoychowdhuryJun 19, 2016
The many ‘isms’ in 52-year history of Shiv Sena Subscriber Only
As the Sena completes 52 years on Tuesday, one is compelled to reflect upon the astute utilisation of ideologies through which the Shiv Sena could capture the political mood of Maharashtra and also of the
Express Web DeskJun 7, 2016
Sprawled across 624 acres in the Virginia Hills overlooking the national capital, the Arlington Cemetery is of special significance to the American historical consciousness.
Adrija RoychowdhuryJun 4, 2016
Muhammad Ali’s bouts outside the ring: Embrace of Islam and refusal to fight in Vietnam Subscriber Only
"My conscious won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America," said Ali
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 27, 2016
The elite status of the African slaves in India ensured that a number of them had access to political authority and secrets which they could make use of to become rulers in their own right,
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 24, 2016
Port of persistence: How India docked at Chabahar Subscriber Only
The historic pact makes Chabahar the first foreign port which India is involved in developing to such a large extent.
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 23, 2016
From Aryabhata to RLV-TD: A history of India’s space journeys Subscriber Only
ISRO was originally called the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) when it was set up in 1962 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Vikram Sarabhai.
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 16, 2016
America’s history just got changed, by 1,000 years Subscriber Only
The excavations made at Page-Ladson in Florida pushes back considerably the date of the first migration made to America.
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 12, 2016
At the time of its foundation, the Jamaat was less of a political organisation seeking for participation in the government and more a social instrument attempting to alter society along Islamic lines.
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 6, 2016
Bhagat Singh row: ‘Terms used are up to historian, these can’t be labelled right or wrong’ Subscriber Only
The profession of history writing is far from being a job of establishing facts in the sense of absolute truths.
Adrija RoychowdhuryMay 4, 2016
Shariat and Muslim Personal Law: All your questions answered Subscriber Only
What exactly is the Muslim Personal Law, how did it originate and why has the Indian government faced difficulties in granting equality of marital status to Indian Muslim women, these are questions that IndianExpress.com tries
Adrija RoychowdhuryApr 28, 2016
British took Kohinoor by force, but so did the Indians: William Dalrymple explains complex history of diamond Subscriber Only
By the time the Kohinoor reached the British in the mid nineteenth century, it had already passed through a number of hands, all of which were not “Indian”.
Adrija RoychowdhuryApr 24, 2016
The Shakespeare Oracle: Using tarot to teach the bard’s works Subscriber Only
Payal Padmanabhan has a unique methodology of teaching Shakespearean plays in classrooms by means of tarot cards. She uses a themed deck called “The Shakespeare Oracle" to approach and analyze the texts of Shakespeare.
Adrija RoychowdhuryApr 18, 2016
From Golconda to London, the journey of Kohinoor diamond Subscriber Only
Legend has it that it was Nadir Shah who gave the diamond its current name, ‘koh-i-noor’, which in Persian means mountain of light.
Adrija RoychowdhuryApr 11, 2016
Use of fireworks originated in China and later spread to India through trade and military contact. Fireworks constitute an integral part of Indian festivals and are particularly important in Kerala temples.
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